Out of touch..

After being on course for 4 days (excluding the weekend), I'm feeling a bit lost. Sigh, think I momentarily lost my momentum. Oh well, time to buck up and put in some effort to get my mind back to work and start clearing the mountain of unread emails!

On a side note, Zim's double hatting is finally coming to an end! So, that means that he won't be burning as much mid night oil..(and so I hope..) Well, unfortunately, that also means that he is going for his 2.5 weeks long US trip. Really wished I could tag along. Pity I've officially ran out of leave. This trip would had been much more exciting than the April one since he would be popping by SF as well. Oh well, time to do some online window shopping and give Zim my shopping list.

btw, this time round, I won't be trying hard to stay alone. Mom has moved and the new house is gorgeous, so of course I'm packing up and moving over to enjoy the nice condo facilities.

ho ho ho...

Zim's presents to me!

Well, as mentioned earlier, it wasn't all that bad spending my bdae without Zim. The best part of it all, was that I was able to extort tons of presents from Zim. Hee, we agreed (or rather, he reluctantly agreed) that he was supposed to buy me one present per day that he spent away from me. So, since he was going to be away for 7 days, he has to get me 7 presents! (well, sorta..) Wahahahah...

Extortion 1 - Longchamp bag!

It's funny how fickled-minded women are. I recall being scornful and sacrastic about others who would pay so much for just a polyester bag. Here I am, a new owner of one. =P Ironic isn't it? For present number 1, I got Zim to get this bag for me from Orchard Ion (prob one of the few things that we can still afford to buy!) and it ranks as my 2nd most expensive bag! (After ping pong crumpler!)

Extortion 2 - Crumpler Passport holder!

This flew in from Germany and was one of my special request. Well, though it isn't the exact colour I wanted, it is still gorgeous! One more to my crumpler collection! YEAH~

Extortion 3 - Yet another crumpler wallet

This wasn't on my wish list as it was too expensive, but Zim liked it and got it anyway! Hee... another additional! This is really cool! The exterior is leather (thus, the high cost!) and the rims are orange in colour! So pretty!







Extortion 4 - Flowers.


This was the tough one. I told Zim I wanted flowers explicitly. Very Thick skinned indeed. (Some hiccups along the way, but still the surprise got delivered!)Hee, I guess I forgot to mention that I don't really like roses. But still, it's a really sweet present! Zim is the best! Pity the flowers went into the bin shortly after. Now I remembered why I used to think that flowers are a complete waste of money. While I still agree, I have to admit that receiving it once in a while is still quite heart warming. =P






Extortion 5 - Birthday Card?

This came from Germany too! 2 years ago when we visit Zurich, I bought a card from this particular creator and really loved it. Thus, Zim got this card from the same creator, just for me! =D Hee, it's a really mushy card and the best part of it was that the words are in Deutsch. Though my german is really rusty now, I figured a couple out. (well, zim translated the rest) Hee.. so go figure out.

Extortion 6,7 - Shopping Sprees!

Hee.. well, kinda ran out ideas of what else I wanted and since i managed to extort the camera from my parents instead (Lucky Zim..), I decided that Zim was to sponsor me for a shopping trip as my last 2 presents. Thus,  I bought myself 2 Origins products and 2 tops from Dorothy Perkins!

All in all, everyone's happy! Including Zim (well, somewhat la) and my two little pigs. Ah Ping got a huge ang bao from us as his pressie and a week without being scolded by Zim! (He seems really happy!) And of course a new additional to the family - Poodle!

Happy family~

Ugly singaporean...

First she tried to cut my queue by forcefully pushing her pram in front of me... nevermind.

Then her kid dropped her tidbit packet and I helped her pick it up. Not a single word of thanks. *Breathes in* Nevermind.

Then she pushed her pram so front that it caught my birkes and I nearly tripped. Not a single word of apology.

WHAT THE FUCK!

New Posting interface for Blogger

Hm, decided to try out the new blogger interface for blogging...

Geesh, it's tougher to use than I thought. I spent almost 3 hours trying to post my latest entry. OMFG. Maybe it's not really compatible with Safari on Mac. Oh well, shall give it a few more tries before deciding if I should return to the old editor.

Well, I've to admit tho that the new interface is pretty cool...

Birthday Pressies 2009...

Hee, time for some showing off again! Birthday without Zim wasn't too bad at all. Why? Well, it's the power of presents! Hee, managed to extort GOOD presents from my parents and Zim and of course, received some really nice presents from some of my friends too!

 To begin,

Pressie from Mom and Dad!

Hee, a Brand new camera - Canon Ixus 110 IS! It's a really awesome camera, especially with it's wide lens. The pictures taken are sooooooo pretty. I'm sooo pleased with it! Hee.. Thanks mummy and daddy!

Pressie from me to me

Yappie, it's another Crumpler pouch again. Hee, got this for myself to put the really chio camera my parents got me. Chose blue simply because my chio camera is blue too! =D

Pressie from Bro
I was planning to extort a pair of Kobe Bryant from Bro. (It would cost about $209!) But I doubt that I would wear them to play basketball. (Shoes that expensive are meant to be hung over the neck to show off and not worn onto the court to be stepped on.) So, settled for this gorgeous pair of Nike Shox instead! Hee, keeping my fingers crossed that the shox would help me jump higher! (Thanks bro!)

Pressie from my great friends/ colleagues!

Short, Ryan, Chai Hong, PC and CH gave this wonderful pressie! Hee, the shirts are supposed to fit Ah ping & Ah pong. (Fits quite well, except that it's abit long..) Each shirt signifies something in my life. Hee, from not being able to differentiate left from right, to the joys of my life. I really adore the present and was pleasantly surprised by it! Well, it came with a really cool jigsaw puzzle card (Signed off by all of them as well as my lovely colleagues at HQ) and two bags of macaroons. Yummilious~ =D

Last but not least, my Pressie from SCC

My colleagues at SCC gave me my only birthday cake this year! (hee, well, Zim's family did too, but it's a 'shared' one. So this is my first solo cake!) Really sweet of them! I love them all!!!

One last present that did not come in a physical form was GREAT company from Nik, Ray and Qian. (Thanks Qiwei for calling me too!) My present from them was a whole day of fun, laughter, singing and bitching. Oh, of course, delicious ba chor mee from bedok (hee, poor them, got dragged to the east side of the world just to satisfy my ba chor mee craving!)

Zim's family did give me some great gifts as well.. a lovely swatch watch (hee, zim hinted to them that I wanted a one! =P), two nice wallets, a cute ikea chair and a shawl.

Love u all!

Scrapbooking again...

After spending last weekend decorating a box for CH's birthday (Using the miserable scrapbooking skills I've picked up over a period of 5 years), it suddenly struck me that I've actually neglected one hobby of mine for the past year! I always had a keen interest in scrapbooking (JC2 and counting) but has always been restricted by either the high cost of the hobby (Scrapbooking materials really don't come cheap!) or the time required to sit down and design a scrapbooking item. After I started work, the money came (One problem solved!). However, my leisure time was greatly reduced. Sigh, no thanks to work and other distractions in life..

So, when I was working on CH's present, I re-experienced the joy of scrapbooking and the satisfaction I had after I accomplished what I wanted was.. priceless~ It's funny how I've conveniently chucked away one of the few hobbies I have! I came to realise how much I actually missed scrapbooking.

Now that my wallet is finally fuller and that most parts of my life have been more or less stable (Well, wedding - done, housing - done, kids - none.), I guess it's time for me to re-ignite my passion for Scrapbooking again! Hee, well, of course, actions speak better than words! I've since signed myself up for a "Scrapbook Design & U – Basic (New Revised Format!)" class (or rather, a series of 4 classes) with Laine's Papeterie! (I can't quite pronounce the name..) Doesn't come cheap I admit, but still, it's worth it and I'm really excited that there is finally something that I would like to pursue! Class is starting on thursday! YEAH~

Guess I found something that I might just be able to do full-time if I did become a taitai, eventually! Scrapbooking! LOL..

*Eureka~*

Last week of august...

Well, Zim's back! (For another 1.5 months, before his next trip that will last about 16 days...=((( ) Feels weird to have him back after a week's absence. Not in a bad way for sure. It's like a great feeling to have him walk the streets with me, have dinner with me and of course, put me to sleep at night. (no more scary lonely nights!) So I guess absence really does make the heart grows fonder and definitely makes me treasure him more now that he's back! YEAH~

Thanks to my wonderful family, friends and colleagues, I had a great birthday week! (hee, yes, it felt as if my birthday lasted for a week!) Everyone was really sweet and I was pampered with great presents! (LOL, of course, most of it came from Zim.. )

It's funny how much people look forward to their birthdays. Although having birthdays meant that you are growing older, it also makes you feel special! That's why we all love birthdays! Well, now that mine's over, I guess I have to wait another year! Hee, and if nothing goes wrong, I might just be able to spend my next birthday half way around the globe in a place called..... (hee.. well, you'll know next year!)

Anyway, Happy 25th Birthday to me..and yes, I am finally in my mid-twenties! =D